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Winemakers Dinners Bring Charity To The Virgin Islands

Ajit George | Posted 10.17.2009 | Impact

Read More: Richard Branson, Francis Ford Coppola, British Virgin Islands, Winemakers Dinners, Virgin Islands, Impact News
Ajit George

The British Virgin Islands. Sir Richard Branson, Francis Ford Coppola, top chefs and winemakers from around the world will donate their time and money to local charities by participating in the 2009 Virgin Islands Winemakers Dinners, which will benefit local charities, including benefit local charities, including the BVI Red Cross, St. Mary's School, Virgin Gorda and St. George's School.

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Richard Branson, Concert-Goers On The Importance Of Volunteering

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Virgin Airlines, St. Vincent, Virgin-Mobile-Freefest, The Voluntour, Causecast, Richard Branson, Public Enemy, Franz Ferdinand, Virgin America, Impact News

At the end of August, Virgin Mobile presented the FreeFest, a free music festival dedicated to encouraging young people to devote time to public servi...

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Personal Spaceflight Industry - Reflections on the Five Year Anniversary of the Ansari X PRIZE

Peter Diamandis | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Burt-Rutan, Spaceshipone, X Prize Foundation, Peter Diamandis, Ansari X PRIZE, Virgin Galactic, Singularity-University, Lunar Landing, Richard Branson, Artificial Intelligence, Inside DC, Business News
Peter Diamandis

The most important legacy and meaning of the Ansari X PRIZE on its five year anniversary lies in the fact that the event kicked off a new industry.

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Launching Commercial Space Flight: Part Four -- Anousheh Ansari and Her $10 Million Purse

Peter Diamandis | Posted 10.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Peter Diamandis, Spaceshipone, X Prize Foundation, Anousheh Ansari, Richard Branson Commercial Space Travel, Richard Branson, Commercial Space Travel, Rockets, Ansari X PRIZE, Technology News
Peter Diamandis

We had been looking for possibilities to go to space and perhaps find a way for others like us with to be able to do it as well. While some options existed, they lacked credibility.

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Introducing 'The Adults,' a New Group of Truth-Tellers

Jack Healey | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Jim Carrey, Richard Branson, Peter Gabriel, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Impact News
Jack Healey

The U.S. needs an "adult" group. A group who does good "stuff" but with a different mandate. The first and only criterion to get into this special group is that you tell the truth all the time.

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Fuel Uses Education and Inspiration to Make Impassioned Case for Green Energy

Josh Garrett | Posted 09.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Oil Refining, Sundance Film Festival, Alternative Energy, Biofuel, Richard Branson, Movie, Neil Young, Film, Pollution, Crude Oil, Algae Biofuel, Fuel, Biomass, Henry Ford, Contamination, Oil, Documentary, Josh Tickell, Algae, Willie Nelson, Green News
Josh Garrett

Fuel does not chastise Americans for using petroleum products, but instead shows that a post-oil nation is well within our grasp -- all we need to do is extend our hands.

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Who Is Gary Go?

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Uk, Virgin, Peter Gabriel, Eminem, Mustache, Richard Branson, Youtube, Iphone, Twitter, Lady GaGa, Dallas, Gary Go, Wembley Stadium, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Gary Go is a rising UK star who has gained momentum by landing a spot touring with pop star Lady Gaga, having performed with just his iPhone at Wembley Stadium.

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Virgin Galactic's Space Plane Unveiled To The Public (VIDEO)

Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Virgin Galactic, Virgin Space Plane, Video, Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic Video, Virigin Galactic Space Plane Video, Richard Branson Video, Space Plane, Virgin Galactic Space Plane, Space Planes, Galactic Space Plane, Virgin Space, Branson Space Plane, Branson Space Base Nm, Business News

***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** Todd Richmond, Associated Press Writer OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monda...

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Richard Branson Plans Launch Of Virgin Internet Bank

The Observer | Richard Wachman | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Internet Bank, Richard Branson, Virgin Internet Bank, Branson Bank, Branson, Business News

Richard Branson is to launch an internet bank in a move designed to exploit public disgust with Britain's big banks in the wake of the credit crunch....

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Stephen Colbert Challenges Richard Branson To A Nude Model Chicken Fight (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.07.2009 | Comedy

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Last week, Arianna Huffington interviewed Richard Branson in a dialogue with Digg users. One of the questions was, "What historical figure would you m...

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Arianna Talks Moon Travel And Naked Babes With Richard Branson For Digg Dialogg (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Branson, Video, Digg Dialogg, Sir Richard Branson, Digg, Arianna Huffington, Business News

Recently Arianna sat down with Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson as part of the Digg Dialogg series, where Digg users are given the chance to s...

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Build Your Own Spaceship

Peter Clothier | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Richard Branson, Book Reviews, Earth, Space Tourism, Space, Living News
Peter Clothier

This book covers a truly amazing amount of material -- much of which was surprising and fresh even to one who has followed the adventures of human beings in space since the first Sputnik.

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HuffPost And Digg Go To New Heights With Richard Branson

Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Virgin America, Dialogg, Entertainment News

Arianna Huffington is going to be interviewing Virgin Group founder and record-breaking adventurer Sir Richard Branson. She will pose the most popul...

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Richard Branson And A Naked Denni Parkinson

Huffington Post | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Richard Branson, Richard Branson Naked Model, Stephane Gautronneau, Celebrity Skin, Denni Parkinson, Denni Parkinson Naked, Denni Parkinson Nude, Nsfw, Branson Naked Model, Entertainment News

New pictures are online of Richard Branson cavorting around his private island Necker with a naked supermodel. Branson was posing for photographer St...

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A New "Green" Economy

Michael DeJong | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, George Washington Carver, Bill Clinton, Michael Phelps Marijuana Photo, Lewis Carroll, Incarcerated Black Males, Salvador Dali, William Shakespeare, 420, Richard Branson, Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Phelps Marijuana, Michael Bloomberg Mayor, Pot Smoking, Barack Obama, Climate Change Accelerating, Brad Pitt, Louis Armstrong, Queen Victoria, Environmental Justice Foundation, Green Economy, Kellogg's, Mad Hatter Johnny Depp, Save the Sea, Legalize Marijuana, Global Green USA, Entertainment Industry Environmental Leadership Award, Business News
Michael DeJong

In an economy quickly going down the toilet faster than a nickel bag government-sanctioned "ganja" could 'pot'-entially create more and literally 'green' jobs and add much needed tax revenues.

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Philanthrocapitalism: Yes We Can

Matthew Bishop | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Non-Profit Foundations, Bill Clinton, Charity, Nike, Money, Davos, Tony Blair, Economy, Jet Li, Richard Branson, Nancy Lublin, Bill Gates, Business, Capitalism, Davos 2009, Muhammad Yunus, Philanthropy, Environment, World Economic Forum, Business News
Matthew Bishop

The economic crisis may be the catalyst that sorts out the best non-profits from the also-rans, leading to a sharp increase in the overall effectiveness of the sector.

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A Philanthropy Strategy for President Obama

Trevor Neilson | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Richard Branson, Philanthropy, Bill Gates, Obama Transition, Obama, Economy, President Obama, Politics News
Trevor Neilson

Within the first months of his administration, President Obama should invite the leaders of the nation's top one hundred foundations and explicitly ask them to help him implement his agenda.

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Why is Rubashkin Being Treated Like a Fiend?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Heroes, Agriprocessors Conditions, Richard Branson, The Messages Project, Desmond Tutu, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Carolyn Lecroy, Prison, Cnn, Jail, Rabbi, Rubashkin, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sholom Mordechai was essentially a glorified shochet and butcher, the country's largest producer of kosher meat. His beard and black hat were enough to unnerve many Jews.

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Stories To Live By, Thanks To "The Elders"

Julia Moulden | Posted 01.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Mary Robinson, Holidays, Peter Gabriel, Christmas, Richard Branson, Jimmy Carter, New Radicals, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Desmond Tutu, The Council of Elders, Kelly Toughill, Graca Machel, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

People around the world tell stories at this time of year - around the table, by reading aloud to one another, and through song. These tales are a way...

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Branson: Virgin, Lufthansa To Discuss Cooperation

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Branson, Virgin, Lufthansa, Air France, Airlines, Business News

PARIS — Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson said Tuesday his airline will discuss a possible cooperation deal with Lufthansa _ even as he slamm...

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Virgin Airlines Cancels Chicago Plans

Chicago Tribune | Julie Johnsson | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Virgin Airlines Chicago, Richard Branson, Virgin Airlines, O'Hare, Virgin Airlines O'Hare, Virgin America, Chicago News

Virgin America won't be flying to Chicago any time soon. The San Francisco-based upstart, affiliated with Sir Richard Branson, has cancelled plans to...

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5 CEOs Who Made An Environmental U-Turn

Treehugger | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Richard Branson, Green CEOs, Green Living, Ray Anderson, Green Business, Green News

A chief executive officer wields an awesome power over his companies' policies, employees and principles--and just how sustainable each will be. So wh...

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Branson Attempts Trans-Atlantic Record With His Children

AP | Posted 11.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Richard Branson, Virgin Airlines, Atlantic, Sailing, Green News

NEW YORK — British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his two children set out with a crew of champion sailors early Wednesday on a 99-foot rac...

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Are presidential debates necessary?

Twisted Sisters | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Cameron Sinclair, John McCain, Richard Branson, Edward Ruscha, Tony Hawk, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Wyclef Jean, Stella McCartney, Venus Williams, Clive Davis, Tina Fey, Cameron Diaz, Penn Badgley, Bill Maher, Cee-Lo, Media News
Twisted Sisters

Last night Grey Goose Entertainment and Sundance Channel hosted their Iconoclasts party, celebrating the new season with episodes featuring Cameron Di...

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Richard Branson's Plans In America And Space In The Age Of Expensive Oil

Fortune.com | Richard Siklos | Posted 08.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Virgin, Virgin Galactic, Economy, Richard Branson, Oil Prices, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin America, Business News

LOS ANGELES (Fortune) -- So here we were at 6:20 Monday morning at Los Angeles International Airport. Despite the hour, a disc jockey played pulsing c...

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